How to make Cheese, Onion and Potato Pasty

You will need:

500g Puff Pastry

200g Cheddar Cheese (in small cubes)

200g Potato (Peeled and Diced)

2 Onions (Diced)

50g Butter

1 Egg, beaten

Method:

1. In a saucepan over a low heat, add your butter and onions and sweat for 5 mins.

2. Then add your potatoes cook for a further 5 mins until the mince is cooked through and browned.

3. Then take off the heat and add your cheese. Mix until well combined.

4. Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface, until it is about 1 cm thick rectangle. Then cut into 4 rectangles.

5. Put them on a pre-lined baking tray, put your filling into one half of the rectangle making sure to leave space around the sides.

6. Then using the beaten egg, brush the sides of the pasty and fold the pastry over the filling. Then use a fork to press down, which also makes a nice pattern.

7. Put a hole in the top of the pasty for the steam to escape. The using the remaining beaten egg, brush the top of the pie to make an egg wash.

8. Then bake in a pre-heated oven at Gas Mark 6, 200C or 180C fan assisted for 25-30 mins.